Ski



E. M. HUNT oct'. 17, 195o SKI Filed May 24, 1948 INVENTOR. {were/ZM HzmJ. mw may ATTD RN EYS Patented Oct. 17,1950

.UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SKI Everett M. Hunt, Portsmouth, N. H.

Application May 24, 1948, Serial No. 28,782

2 Claims.V (C1. 280-11.13)

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a skihaving a highdegree of flexibility, which is of simple construction, inexpensive tomanufacture and ecient in operation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention,reference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection n with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a topplan view of a ski construction according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the ski and online 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a modified form of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the ski shown in Fig. 3 andtaken on line 4-4 thereof. v

Referring now particularlyv to Figs. 1 and 2, l0 and Il respectivelyrepresent upper and lower plates which are turned up at their forwardends as indicated at l2 and I3 respectively. Bottom plate I I has asmall member I4 secured to its top face and into this member there isextended a 2 connected to the bottom plate 22 and from this member thereextends outwardly bolts 28 for receiving the foot plate of the ski. Theplate 24 has tapered front and rear ends as indicated at 3| and 32. Therubber is formed to receive the tapered ends of the plate 24 and extendalong the opposite sides thereof. The rubber 23 accordv ingly extendsalong the tapered portions to the opposite sides thereof as well as overthe top and bottom of the same.

While various changes may be made in the Vdetail construction, it shallbe understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope ofthe presentJ invention as dened by the appended claims.

` I claim:

l1. In a ski, a top plate, and a bottom plate spaced from said topplate, a rubber strip extending longitudinally through the ski, saidstrip plurality of bolts I5 to which the top construc- Y tion or footplate, not shown, may be connected.

Between the plates l0 and Il there extends a long rubber strip I6 havingan opening I1, the strip I6 being cemented or otherwise secured to theplates I0 and Il. As the ski is flexed, the rubber will be stretched andtend to pull the ski to its original shape when the pressure isreleased.

Referring now particularly to Figs. 3 and 4, there is provided top andbottom plates 2| and 22 between which there is extended a rubber element23 having a rigid plate 24 embedded in the same. The rubber willaccordingly extend on the opposite top and'bottom sides of the plate 24as indicated at 25 and 26. These portions of the rubber will bestretched as the ski is flexed and will cause the ski to assume itsoriginal shape when the pressure is released.y -A member 211s beinginterposed between said plates and secured thereto, and a stiifeningplate embedded in said strip, the longitudinal axis of said plate andthe longitudinal axis of said strip being coincident, said plate beingof less length than said strip ard having its ends spaced from the endsof said s rip.

2. In a ski, a top plate, and a bottom plate spaced from said top plate,a rubber strip extending longitudinally through the ski, said stripbeing interposed between said plates and secured thereto, a stiffeningplate embedded in said strip, the longitudinal axis ofsaid plate and thelongitudinal axis of said strip being coincident, said plate being ofless length than said strip and having its ends spaced from the ends ofsaid strip, said stiffening plate having tapered ends, and said rubberstrip extending along the side of said tapered ends of the stiffeningplate.

EVERETT M. HUNT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are, of record in the le ofthis patent:

(UNITED STATES PATENTS Germany June 22, 1915

